AUDIO: Brighton to construct new 256-bed long-term care home

Written By Dan Jones

By: Dan Jones, Northumberland 89.7 FM News, Local Journalism Initiative.

Construction is now underway for a new 256-bed long-term care home in Brighton.

The $100,000 million new Presqu’ile Place combines three local facilities. The five-storey building will have four levels of two resident home areas per floor, including dining and activity areas and lounges along with balconies for the bedrooms. Offerings of an outdoor amenity area, multipurpose room, bistro and hair salon. Residents are expected to move in during the summer of 2027.

The design is intended to provide a community, as Brighton looks to modernize seniors care. Mayor Brian Ostrander spoke to the significance of this project.

Dan Jones

Dan Jones is a veteran radio and web journalist with 18 years in the news business. He has reported on Indigenous issues in Northern and Western Canada. This former News Director has covered provincial legislative politics in the Yukon and Saskatchewan.

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